CompletedNot Applicable

Treating Non-epileptic Seizures Using Magnetic Brain Stimulation

10 participantsStarted 2016-06

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) - a form of non-invasive brain stimulation - to decrease the frequency of psychogenic non-epileptic seizure (PNES) episodes in patients with PNES.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of previous or comorbid epileptic seizures * Major comorbid neurological diseases * Currently taking medications that are known to reduce seizure-threshold * Currently pregnant

What they're measuring

Number of Weekly Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizure-events

Timeframe: One week and three months post-rTMS treatment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02796924

SponsorUniversity of Manitoba

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-04

Results submitted2020-09-08

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